CHICAGO – Robin Ventura has decided the success-starved South Siders need a new leader.
Ventura announced Sunday he will not return as Chicago White Sox manager next season, insisting it was his decision and he wasn’t pushed out due to a fourth consecutive losing season. Ventura was in the last year of his contract.
“I enjoy this place, I love this place,” a stoic Ventura said after Chicago’s season-ending 6-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins. “At the end, it probably needs a new voice.”
The Chicago Sun-Times reported Saturday that bench coach and former Cubs manager Rick Renteria will likely take over, but the team did not immediately announce a replacement. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn was scheduled to address reporters Monday.
Ventura said he “initiated” the departure.
“You just realize right now is the right time to do it and you need somebody else,” Ventura said.
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